[PPRAANet] Fwd: ARRL Request to Contact Your US Senators Supporting the Amateur Radio Parity Act

[Jim]

Forwarding the message I received from the ARRL yesterday.

The Parity Act, HR1301, passed the House of Representatives a few days 
ago.  We now need to get its counterpart, S1685 (ARRL omitted this 
number on their web site), through the Senate.  Make sure you mention 
S1685 when contacting your Senators.

And it's not like voting -- you may contact your Senators more than 
once.  The ARRL website suggests sending an email.  In addition to this, 
I recommend giving your Senators' offices a phone call.  Call both the 
local and the Washington, DC offices.
And when you call, you might want to start out asking what your 
Senator's position is on S1685.  This forces them to have to look it up, 
and if they don't know what it is, they need to research it (but don't 
say that).  Then explain to them in your own words what it is, and why 
it's important to you.

On the negative side, I don't think the Senate version has been 
"massaged" like the House version, after negotiations with the 
organization representing HOAs.

73
Jim/K3ILC
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Following is the message received from the ARRL:

I am writing to you today because we are at a crossroad in our efforts 
to obtain passage of The Amateur Radio Parity Act.
Our legislative efforts scored a major victory in our campaign when The 
Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, passed in the House of 
Representatives yesterday, September 12th. The legislation now moves to 
the Senate, where we need every Senator to approve the bill.

You are one of over 730,000 licensed Amateur Radio Operators living in 
the United States.  Many of you already live in deed-restricted 
communities, and that number grows daily.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL HAMS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS!

If you want to have effective outdoor antennas but are not currently 
allowed to do so by your Home Owner’s Association, SEND THESE EMAILS 
TODAY!!

If you already have outdoor antennas, but want to support your fellow 
hams, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!!

If you want to preserve your ability to install effective outdoor 
antennas on property that you own, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!!

We need you to reach out to your Senators TODAY!  Right away.

Help us in the effort.  Please go to this linked website and follow the 
prompts:

https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act

Thank you.

73,
Rick
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Rick Roderick, K5UR
President
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio®